an insult to the voters. fox should apologize to the candidat . >> reporter: last night 14 would-be republican presidents shared the spotlight in new hampshire. a forum that played out like political speed date width sharpest one-liners aimed at the clintons. >> she lied about benghazi. >> as to the clintons, i've been dealing with this crowd for 20 years. i'm fluent in clintonspeak. when he says, bill says "i didn't have sex with that woman," he did. >> reporter: ohio governor john kasich's in the top ten, and today he seemingly took a swipe at trump. >> are the republicans going to win ohio? how do you secure ohio? >> let me tell you. the only which we win ohio is with somebody who's a uniter. if you think you can come into ohio and divide, polarize, you won't win. >> reporter: today trump capitalized on the website gawker's publication of his cell phone number, recording a campaign message for anyone who called. >> with your help and support together we can make america truly

>> reporter: late tonight jeb bush released a statement saying that hu that he supports providing critical women's health services, especially to low-income women but adding that he believes federal money shouldn't be spent on planned parenthood because of allegations is involved in selling lester? thanks us now. andrea, is this a one-day issue for jeb bush? >> it depends on how he handles it. clinton pounced. she's been so much on the defensive. all the republicans ganging up on her. her own poll numbers sliding, even among women. and now she's got an issue. and an issue with the largest voting bloc, wome hu and it depends on whether jeb bush really articulates that he understands the importance of federal funding for women's health. it's a huge issue with women voters. republicans as well as democrats. >> andrea mitchell tonight, thank you. now to a story that hits home with anyone who's taken their family to summertime outdoor fairs or festivals. the deaths of a father and his young daughter when a circus tent

collapsed on them during a thunderstorm in new hampshire last night. today we've learned that according to investigators the circus did not have the proper permits. ron allen reports on that circus tragedy and today's shocking discovery. >> reporter: in vestigators say the walker brothers circus did not have the legally required permits to put up the big top that collapsed, killing two and injuring some two dozen spectators. jonathan young lost annabelle and his dad robert in a storm that winds g ust possibly up thunder, hail. a crowd of 100 under the circus tent and its heavy steel beams, the show just getting disaster struck. >> the tent came down. the beam came down on top of my father, crushed his skull. he was protecting my little sister, annabelle at the time, and unfortunately she didn't make it as well. >> reporter: anna-some belle's mom and sister brookl

escaped. the national weather service had issued a severe storm warning some 20 minutes before the show started. >> given the weather warning, should this show have been stopped? >> well, their responsibility is for the saf y of their guests. d you know, whether they knew or not that the storm was coming we'll be looking nto that. >> reporter: every summer tents in towns all across america hold circuses, fairs and festivals. regulations vary. this past weekend one person died, 15 injured when a tent used for shelter in severe weath >> at a music fair collapsed in suburban chicago. last year several trapped, many injured at a church festival in michigan. in 2012 in st. louis one person killed, more than 100 injured when a beer garden tent crumpled in a thunderstorm. >> that was the first time i've ever been and i'll never go again. >> reporter: back in new hampshire where meagan marion escaped the circus with her son trevor she worries about her mom diana pinned under a beam, now hospitalized. >> it was supposed to

stbeorm and heavy winds and stuff, they shouldn't have had it in the first place. >> reporter: authorities say the walker brothers circus is cooperating with the investigation. they have not responded to our requests for comment. the circus website shows performances canceled here tonight and tomorrow, but apparently resuming in new hampshire later in the week. lester? >> ron allen in new hampshire tonight. thank you. the dangerous weather that contributed to that freak can't continued through the region today. storms2.till hammering parts of new england, with violent wind, lightning, and hail. nbc's katy tur has more on the extreme conditions. >> reporter: violent severe storms slammed massachusetts late today, battering boston with strong winds, damaging hail, and heavy rain. thousands forced to take shelter as tornado warnings sounded in several cities and towns. at fenway golf ball-size hail, some larger, fell fast and furious. a ground stop at logan. >> ramp closed. >> reporter: 60-mile-an-hour wind knocked out power to more than 100,000.

this morning strong winds tore trees from their roots in rhode island, peeling lawns back like carpet. >> the neighborhood's just devastated. it's like a war zone. >> reporter: near the coast at a campground in charlestown ten pe ople were injured after trees crashed onto trailers and tents. while in mystic, connecticut another tree fell on an suv, killing the driver. and in brooklyn, new york a sinkhole, though officials have yet to determine if it was caused by the storm that tore hethrough the city last night and lit up the skies. this as anothha round threatens the nohtheast all over again tonight. katy tur, nbc news, new york. on the other side of the country the effort to tame a stubborn and unpredictable wildfire remains an uphill battle, burning at what fir officials now call an explosive rate. in california alone 2ht3 large fires are burning out of control and they are spreading in frightening ways. nbc's joe fryer is there. >>st reporter: after hurtling over a

highway the rocky fire is speeding on a new batch of dry land. >> this is not what fi refighters wanted. >>p reporter: the wind-driern flames are moving closer to the town of clearlake and surrounding neighborhoods. >> we could see the flames cresting up over the hill and coming into the back of the valley and that's when we decided we need to go. >> reporter: peggy o'day's temporary home is a tent outside the moose lodge, a makeshift shelter. heather perez is here with her three-week-old daughter. >> how scared are you? >> i'm pretty scared. wh definitely want to have a home to go to after this. >> reporter: rick sanders refused to flee yesterday, staying behind to protect his home of 30 years. we returned today to see his house was spared. >> i have a lot of neighbors. i'm concerned for their houses. you know, mine i'm pretty sure is safe. >> reporter: the fire continues to behave erratically. time lapse video shot this weekend shows a videographer's harrowing escape when he was told to evacuate. there have even been some instances of

firenados, dangerous spirals of flame that suck in debris and shoot out hot embers for miles. they occur when ground-level winds come in contact with an intense fire, whipping flames into the air, creating a column of bright red and orange. >> all the little red dots are just hot spots in the center of the fire. >> reporter: steven vollmer analyzes the fire's behavior by studying the weather and moisture in the ground, a guide for the 3,000 firefighters on the front lines. >> all the troops out there need to know what they're going to be up against. >> reporter: west coast fires are also burning budgets. a new report shows the u.s. forest service used to spend 16% of its budget on firefighting. now it's 52%. and in ten years could be 67%. ed. >> instead of basically maintaining and restoring and making our forests more resilient we're esulsentially one large fire department. >> reporter: and th rocky fire is proving just how much havoc a single inferno can create. the fire has slowed a bit today. we're even getting some much-needed rain. hopefully no lightning.

the biggest fear is that the winds will pick up, blowing from east to west and pushing flames toward clearlake. but as you can see, fire trucks are in position andlieady to protect homes and lives. ledrster? >> joe fryer for us. thank you. now to what's being called the worst outbreak of legionnaire's d ease in new york history. at least seven people have died. more than 80 others are being treated. and experts say legionnaire's is a far bigger threat than most people realize. one to 18,000 people hospitalized in this country every year. we get our report from nbc's anne thompson. >> these box-like cooling towers on some new york city rooftops are the source of the deadly outbreak of legionnaires legionnaires' disease and growing fears. >> we're not at the level of panic but anxiety is high. >> reporter: annie minguez. 's 'cause zinn one of those stricken. he survived. >> we almost lost him. >> reporter: this outbreak part of an increasing trend in

legionnaires'. the cdc says the number of cases jumped nearly 200% from 2000 to 2009. the legionnellea bacteria occur naturally usually in warm water found in hot water tanks, large plumbing systems and air-conditioning cooling towers where water is passed over a heat exchanger, putting a mist in the air that can carry the disease away from the building. how do you get it? it's as easy as breathing in air containing microscopic water droplets carrying the disease that inflame the lungs. >> most residents are not at risk of contracting legionnaires' disease. it is not spread it from person to person. >> reporter: today new york mayor bill de blasio called for citywide inspections of cooling towers. >> what can we do to stop this increase in legionnaires' disease? >> the way to stop legionnaires' disease is to test for legionnella bacteria in water systems. so the proposal by mayor de blasio to test cooling towers

will go a long way to preventing legionnaires' disease. >> reporter: the contaminated cooling towers are now clean but city officials warn the numbers of people infected could still climb. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. investigators continue to scour the beaches of reunion island hoping to find pieces of flight mh370 and debris, some of it intriguing, keeps turning up, including this piece of plastic found today. there's no indication that it is from the missing flight or even from an airplane. the piece of wing found last week confirmed to be from a boeing 777. that's now in france, where it will be closely examined beginning tomorrow. it's being called a potential game changer in the war against isis. the ability to launch u.s. and allied air strikes, fighter jets, not just unmanned drones, from bases a lot closer to isis positions. and it could start very soon. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more. >> reporter: the u.s.-led air war against isis is about to get a lot more

intense. with u.s. fighter jets soon able to take off from a key air base much closer to the fight. nbc news has learned that incirlik air base in southern turkey should be ready in two to three weeks. a major ramp-up is now under way with weapons, ammunition, and communications equipment on their way, including a mid-air refueling system and critically, search and rescue capability for pilots in distress. it's a new phase of cooperation with turkey. and u.s. officials say it could transform the air war against isis. for a year the u.s. has flown missions against isis from the persian gulf, hundreds of miles away. incirlik and other bases in turkey are far closer, putting isis targets in the crosshairs. towns like raqqa and jarablus, which sits so close to the turkish border. today you can see both

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entertainment capital of l.a. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. coming up, new video, khloe kardashian stripped down and slimmed down, 35 pounds. we're going reveal how she lost the weight. >> first gwen stefani and gavin rossdale, rock star split. we have new individual offhim today as they are hit with rumors he cheated with the nanny. >> a surprise divorce, a long time coming after nearly 13 years of marriage it's officially over. new video gavin rossdale wearing sunglasses walking the dog. obtaining divorce papers gwen just filed in the court. the three-time grammy winner citing irreconcilable differences. the site saying he's denied anything inappropriate.